44 The Life and Writings of 



prepared for the press, still had some leisure which he 

 desired employed. To fill the full measure of his desires 

 he formed and conducted classes in the modern languages 

 outside the college walls ; he lectured on scientific sub 

 jects to the people of Lexington; he gave instruction 

 in botany to all that desired it. In illustration of the 

 wide range his activities acquired, the following notices 

 from various numbers of the Kentucky Reporter pub 

 lished during 1821 and 1822 may serve: 



&quot;TUITION.&quot; 



&quot; Prof. Rafinesque Teaches the French Italian and Spanish Lan 

 guages, in the University and gives also private lessons to the ladies 

 in town.&quot; 



&quot; He will give private instruction in the University or in town 

 in the following branches Elements of useful knowledge, Botany, 

 Geometry, Map-Drawing etc.&quot; {Kentucky Reporter ; January 15, 1821.) 



Later, in the spring of the same year, when the plant 

 lift of the region was about to awaken for the new 

 botanical year, he thus advertised: 



&quot;PROFESSOR RAFINESQUE 



Will begin to deliver his Course of Botany as soon as a class shall 

 be formed : he invites those who are willing to attend it to apply 

 to him immediately.&quot; 



&quot;He continues to give private instruction in the French & Italian 

 Languages etc. Also in several branches of other knowledge.&quot; 



Sometimes during this period Rafinesque essayed 

 the lecture platform. As in his writings, so in his lee- 



